by MBC News | Jan 26, 2018
Saskatoon Public schools is celebrating a record number of students taking part in their Indigenous arts program. The 10-week program began in 2014 and offers lessons on art, dance, and song to students. Lessons in the course are designed to provide education on...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2018
Plans for the year were laid out at the Art Hauser Centre today for Prince Albert Mayor, Greg Dionne’s, State of the City Address. The speech was the highlight of a lunch put on by the Prince Albert chamber of commerce. Topics covered by Dionne included upcoming...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2018
An Alberta contractor, who has made his millions playing in the sand, wants to take his expertise to the La Ronge area where he plans to open a silica pit mine that could inject $5 billion into the local economy and generate more than a 1,000 jobs. Camilo Garcia is...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2018
Despite announcing his retirement this past summer, pro MMA fighter Devon Smith of La Ronge is getting back into the octagon next month. Smith is scheduled to square off with Tyler Weran out of Saskatoon in a light-heavyweight bout at a Modern Fighting Championship...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2018
The First Nations Bank of Canada says a partnership with Affinity Credit Union will spread services to Indigenous people across the province. Officials with the FNBC say the deal will make their institution more competitive. “We do see this opportunity as...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2018
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall likened himself to an old rock star on his farewell tour, as he headed into his last cabinet meeting at the Legislative Building this morning. This weekend, the party will select a new leader from a field of five candidates. The premier...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2018
A class-action lawsuit is being filed today, seeking unspecified damages against West Wind Aviation and its major shareholder, Athabasca Basin Development, for the December 13 crash of a West Wind passenger plane in Fond du Lac. The suit is being filed by the Merchant...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2018
The new minister for Indigenous Services Canada laid out the priorities for her department during a media briefing in Ottawa today. She says the end goal is to eliminate her department and turn the services over to First Nations and Metis communities. Jane Philpott...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2018
About 70 young First Nations, Metis and Inuit people gathered in the nation’s capital yesterday to discuss how to improve mental health resources and promote life in their communities. The event coined as the “Hope Forum” was organized by We Matter,...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2018
A male who was 17 when he participated in the killing of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The teen was originally charged with second-degree murder. The plea was entered Monday in La Ronge Provincial Court. He is the third of...
